English → Latin
“reservation” in Latin
retentiōa holding back; holding in; a withholding; a retaining, keeping back; preservation, maintenancerepositiōrestoring; storing
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
reservation
retentio (a keeping back): repositio (a laying by for future use); usually by the verbs. Vid: also, RESERVE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for reservation?
- The usual Latin words for “reservation” are retentiō, repositiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.